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Capsid–host interactions for HIV-1 ingress
Capsid–host interactions for HIV-1 ingress
ABSTRACT The HIV-1 capsid, composed of approximately 1,200 copies of the capsid protein, encases genomic RNA alongside vir...
Negative and ambisense RNA virus ribonucleocapsids: more than protective armor
Negative and ambisense RNA virus ribonucleocapsids: more than protective armor
ABSTRACT Negative and ambisense RNA viruses are the causative agents of important human diseases such as influenza, measle...
Creating the “Dew Drop on a Rose Petal”: the Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella-Zoster Virus Skin Lesions
Creating the “Dew Drop on a Rose Petal”: the Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella-Zoster Virus Skin Lesions
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human alphaherpesvirus that causes varicella (chicken pox) as the primary infection in a...
How Bacterial Pathogens Coordinate Appetite with Virulence
How Bacterial Pathogens Coordinate Appetite with Virulence
Cells adjust growth and metabolism to nutrient availability. Having access to a variety of carbon sources during infection...
Type III Secretion in Chlamydia
Type III Secretion in Chlamydia
Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are utilized by Gram-negative pathogens to enhance their pathogenesis. This secretion s...
Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
Microbiomes have highly important roles for ecosystem functioning and carry out key functions that support planetary healt...
Longevity of Fungal Mycelia and Nuclear Quality Checks: a New Hypothesis for the Role of Clamp Connections in Dikaryons
Longevity of Fungal Mycelia and Nuclear Quality Checks: a New Hypothesis for the Role of Clamp Connections in Dikaryons
This paper addresses the stability of mycelial growth in fungi and differences between ascomycetes and basidiomycetes. Sta...
Hit ‘em Where It Hurts: Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide as a Vaccine Target
Hit ‘em Where It Hurts: Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide as a Vaccine Target
Infections with antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria pose an increasing threat to the ability to perform surgical proced...
A Brief History of the Discovery of RNA-Mediated Antiviral Immune Defenses in Vector Mosquitos
A Brief History of the Discovery of RNA-Mediated Antiviral Immune Defenses in Vector Mosquitos
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) persist in a natural cycle that includes infections of humans or other vertebrates a...
The Fission Yeast Mating-Type Switching Motto: “One-for-Two” and “Two-for-One”
The Fission Yeast Mating-Type Switching Motto: “One-for-Two” and “Two-for-One”
Schizosaccharomyces pombe is an ascomycete fungus that divides by medial fission; it is thus commonly referred to as fissi...
Methyl-Based Methanogenesis: an Ecological and Genomic Review
Methyl-Based Methanogenesis: an Ecological and Genomic Review
Methyl-based methanogenesis is one of three broad categories of archaeal anaerobic methanogenesis, including both the meth...
At the Crossroad of Nucleotide Dynamics and Protein Synthesis in Bacteria
At the Crossroad of Nucleotide Dynamics and Protein Synthesis in Bacteria
Nucleotides are at the heart of the most essential biological processes in the cell, be it as key protagonists in the dogm...
New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed
New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed
The quest for bacterial survival is exemplified by spores formed by some Firmicutes members. They turn up everywhere one l...
A Reduction of Transcriptional Regulation in Aquatic Oligotrophic Microorganisms Enhances Fitness in Nutrient-Poor Environments
A Reduction of Transcriptional Regulation in Aquatic Oligotrophic Microorganisms Enhances Fitness in Nutrient-Poor Environments
In this review, we consider the regulatory strategies of aquatic oligotrophs, microbial cells that are adapted to thrive u...
Infection Defects of RNA and DNA Viruses Induced by Antiviral RNA Interference
Infection Defects of RNA and DNA Viruses Induced by Antiviral RNA Interference
Immune recognition of viral genome-derived double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules and their subsequent processing into smal...
Antimicrobial Peptides and Small Molecules Targeting the Cell Membrane of Staphylococcus aureus
Antimicrobial Peptides and Small Molecules Targeting the Cell Membrane of Staphylococcus aureus
Clinical management of Staphylococcus aureus infections presents a challenge due to the high incidence, considerable virul...
Generation and Repair of Postreplication Gaps in Escherichia coli
Generation and Repair of Postreplication Gaps in Escherichia coli
When replication forks encounter template lesions, one result is lesion skipping, where the stalled DNA polymerase transie...
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